Wareham Information

Wareham is easily reached by road and rail and is an ideal base for touring thePurbeckWorldHeritageCoast, its countryside and attractions.

Its accessibility attracted regular Viking raids - Canute captured it in 1016, and earthen walls were raised around the town on three sides for protection. The grassy banks remain, a haven for wildlife now, and enclose a thriving market town with aSaxon streetplan and more than 200 buildings of historic and architectural interest. To learn more aboutWarehamand any special events, visit the Information and Heritage Centre in the formerHolyTrinityChurchonSouth Streetnear to the bustling Quay.

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